..To determine the factors associated with favorable and less favorable outcomes in strabismus surgery for treatment of exotropia and to show the factors influencing the efficacy of the surgical procedure...

..To assess the rate of recurrence, complications, and cosmesis after recurrent pterygium removal with P.E.R.F.E.C.T. for PTERYGIUM (Pterygium Extended Removal Followed by Extended Conjunctival Transplant)...

..Additional recession of the normal contralateral medial rectus muscle has been advocated in selected cases, although little has been published regarding this technique. We present poor results in a small consecutive series...

The role of botulinum toxin A in augmentation of the effect of recession and/or resection surgery

..The purpose of our study is to report the results of patients undergoing recession of the medial rectus (MR) muscle of the affected eye and placement of contralateral MR faden posterior fixation sutures...

..Gortex is an inert, smooth, flexible material, which is well tolerated in situ. We describe a case of fornix shortening secondary to alkali injury, which was treated successfully with a temporary Gortex patch...

Transscleral local resection versus iodine brachytherapy for uveal melanomas that are large because of tumour height

..To compare visual outcome and ocular complications of transscleral local resection (TSR) with those of iodine-125 plaque brachytherapy (IBT) for uveal melanomas categorised as large because of tumour height...

..In the future it will be important to develop a grading system, and surgeons will need to be conservative in the treatment of pterygium until such time as a single treatment provides a lower recurrence rate and complication rate...

Initial nasolacrimal duct probing in children under age 5: cure rate and factors affecting success

..However, further work is needed to elucidate whether it functions merely as a biologic contact lens or whether it has additional benefits...

An evaluation of medical college departments of ophthalmology in India and change following provision of modern instrumentation and training

Ravi ThomasQEI, Brisbane, AustraliaIndian J Ophthalmol 56:9-16. 2008

..To evaluate teaching and practice in medical college ophthalmology departments in a representative Indian state and changes following provision of modern instrumentation and training...

Role of the equator in the early overcorrection of intermittent exotropia

Yoonae A ChoDepartment of Ophthalmology, Korea University College of Medicine, Ansan, South KoreaJ Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus 46:30-4. 2009

..To determine the cause of consecutive esotropia on the basis of the relationship between the location of the equator and a new insertional site of the recessed lateral rectus muscle in cases of intermittent exotropia...

..Fortunately, we have not identified patients with prion disease attributed to these operations. Our findings indicate that surgical procedures or blood transfusion had little effect on the incidence of sCJD...

Epiblepharon of the lower eyelid: technique of surgical repair and quantification of excision according to the skin fold height

Sang In KhwargDepartment of Ophthalmology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Artificial Eye Center, Seoul National University Hospital Clinical Research Institute, KoreaOphthalmic Surg Lasers 33:280-7. 2002

..To describe our excisional technique for lower eyelid epiblepharon to reduce a medial undercorrection and to provide a guide for the excision amount using a classification system of epiblepharon according to the skin fold height...

..To evaluate the efficiency and safety of using a fibrin adhesive (Tissucol Duo, Baxter AG, Vienna, Austria) to avoid the need for sutures during conjunctival autograft surgery for primary pterygium...

..Numerous other glues are being developed and show promise as ocular surface sealants and protective membranes. Advances in knowledge about tissue adhesives are leading to more effective and efficient ophthalmic care...

Arteriovenous crossing dissection without separation of the retina vessels for treatment of branch retinal vein occlusion

..The aim of this study was to establish a dose-effect relationship between the reduction of the angle of deviation and the millimeters of the reoperation performed in patients with consecutive exotropia...

..We do not recommend placement of the inferior oblique muscle anterior to the inferior rectus muscle insertion. Inferior oblique muscle anterior transposition for DVD was clinically more effective for smaller amounts of DVD...

[Therapeutic options in III. nerve paralysis]

Irina VelceaClinico Oftapro, BucurestiOftalmologia 51:24-8. 2007

..Recognition of this phenomenon is important because any planned surgical procedure must deal with the induced restriction...

..In addition, by understanding the mechanisms retarding ocular growth, it may be possible to modulate the excessive ocular growth which occurs in certain pathological conditions such as retinopathy of prematurity. ..

..The studies should also have implications for unrelated diseases affecting the retinal circulation, as well as tissue-specific inflammations and infections at other body sites. [unreadable] [unreadable]..

..As many of these diseases (e.g., normal-tension glaucoma and ischemic optic neuropathy) are not easily treatable, determination of the regulation of cell destructive and protective mechanisms could lead to innovative new therapies. ..

..The CLAMP Study is the ideal scope and size of study to train Dr. Walline to become an independent investigator and has the potential to change the standard of care for young children who become nearsighted. ..

..Success in accomplishing these goals will allow us to engineer this new tissue-based "Biologies" to restore sights in patients suffering ARMD or other retinal diseases in which RPE is dysfunctional. ..